In: Nursing
create a five day menu for preschool aged children which includes breakfast and lunch. The menu will be graded based on content, format, appearance and mechanics.Content - shows knowledge and inside into the nutritional value of the complete menu, a well-rounded menu which includes each food group.
Format - a complete menu for five days of breakfast and lunch with appropriate serving sizes according to the My Plate.
Appearance - A high quality appearance with includes clipart appropriate for the topic.
Mechanics- professional writing with little to no spelling, grammar or punctuation errors.
This menu is planned for a four-year-old child
1 teaspoon = 1/3 tablespoons = 5 milliliters
1 tablespoon ounce = 1/2 ounce = 15 milliliters
1 ounce = 30 milliliters
1 cup = 8 ounces - 240 milliliters
BREAKFAST
1/2 cup nonfat or low-fat milk
cup whole grain cereal
4-6 ounce or cup cantaloupe.
strawberries, or banana
SNACK
1/2 cup nonfat or low-fat milk
1/2 cup fruit such as melon, banana, or
berries
cup yogurt
LUNCH
cup nonfat or low-fat milk
1 sandwich--2 slices whole wheat bread with 1-2
ounces of meat and cheese, veggie and dressing
(ef needed), or peanut or almond butter (and jelly
is needed)
A cup yellow or green vegetable
SNACK
1 teaspoon peanut or almond butter with 1 slice
whole wheat bread or S whole grain crackers or
string cheese or cut-up fruit
DINNER
1/2 cup nonfat or low-fat milk
2 ounces lean meat, fish, or chicken
1/2 cup whole grain pasta, rice, or
potato
1/3 cup vegetable
your family would like to include margarine, butter, or salad
dressing as a
Side option to
to any meal choose low-fat or healthier versions, if possible, and
give only 1 or 2 teaspoons to your child.
Same food can be given to the children for 5 days and it was very good for health and children can digest this food easily